Furor over loose white mice and rats near Cobden
Neighbors report 200 white rats and 200 white mice released near Cobden by zoologist William G. George of Southern Illinois University. State and local officials will investigate claims of 1,000 more to be freed as residents fear crop damage and crossbreeding. George defends the project as harmless and notes a feeding study on hawks and owls.
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Wanda Barras
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Cobden
William G. George
Ifornia
George
Kimmel
Charles Baker
Baker
Daley Pushes for Compromise as Choate Eyed for Illinois Speakership
In Illinois the House leadership fight remains deadlocked as Clyde Choate fails to reach the 89 votes needed for speaker. Mayor Daley backs a compromise while denying direct control, citing ongoing talks with Rep. Gerald Shea and opposition from Gov. Walker and several Downstate lawmakers.
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Springfield
Mlinois House
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Clyde Choate
House
Daley
Choate
Rolland Tipsword
Taylorville
Tipsword
Gerald Shea
Riverside
Shea
Horace Calvo
Granite City
James Londrigan
Paul Stone
Sullivan
Gerald Bradley
Bloomington
William Redmond
Bensenville
Daniel Walker
Downstate
Walker
Democratic
Stone
Landrigan
Calvo
James Washburn
Morris
Ford weighs 74 tax rebates to spur consumer spending
President Ford considers a one time about 10 percent tax cut for 1974 and sending government tax rebate checks to millions of taxpayers if Congress approves. Officials note processing and behavioral questions, as the economy shows a sharp two month job drop and thousands of layoffs across auto and supplier firms.
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Washington
Ford
U.S
White House
Congress
U.S. Treasury
Podell Sentenced Six Months For Illegal Fees Case
Former Representative Bertram L. Podell and co-defendant Martin Miller received six months in prison and fines after pleading guilty to accepting sixty one thousand four hundred fifty dollars in illegal fees to aid Florida Atlantic Airlines. Judge Robert L. Carter denied last minute pleas to withdraw the guilty pleas. Miller was fined ten thousand dollars and faces conspiracy charges under conflict of interest law.
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New York
Bertraml. Podell
Florida
U.S. District Court
Robert L. Carter
Podell
Martin Miller
Miller
Florida Atlantic Airlines
Oil workers approve Gulf contract amid pay raise
The Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union approved a Gulf Oil Corp contract offering 26.8 percent in wage rises over two years. It ends a potential strike while pickets continue at the Gulf Refinery in Port Arthur Texas as local issues linger.
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Denver
Oil Workers
Gulf Oil Corp
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
Gulf
Port Arthur
Tex
National Union
A. F. Grospiron
Grospiron
United Mine Workers of America
Racial discrimination alleged at Menard two guards suspended
Two Menard Correctional Center guards William G. Hargett and Roy R. Res were suspended for 30 days on charges of racial discrimination and espousing Ku Klux Klan ideology. State Corrections Director Allyn R. Sielaff said inmates formed white power groups and that the case triggers potential dismissals after an Internal Security Unit probe.
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Sielaff
Ku Klux Klan
Menard
Tom Israel
Chicago
American Nazi Party
Israel
Southern Illinoisan
KKK
Vikings
Young Nobles
Hargett
Illinois
Res
Twister damages area near Harrisburg Illinois airport
A tornado touched down near Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport on Illinois 34 around 11:20 a.m. No injuries were reported. Sheriff said some trailer homes in Raleigh were damaged or overturned, with reports of a possible tornado at Shawneetown nearby.
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Harrisburg-Raleigh
Illinois
Saling
Sheriff’s Department
Harrisburg
Raleigh
Shawneetown
Weekend Weather Forecast With Cold Turn
Tonight showers and thunderstorms likely early, turning windy and much colder with lows from 32 to 37. Saturday remains windy and colder with a chance of snow flurries and highs around 32 to 37. Sunday through Tuesday will stay very cold and dry with daytime highs in the 20s.
Powell aide guilty of bribery in license plate scheme
Federal jury convicted Talmadge G. Rauhoff a 52 year old contractor and former Powell purchasing agent on 21 counts including conspiracy mail fraud and bribery for channeling about 80000 dollars to the late Secretary of State Paul Powell in exchange for state auto license plate contracts. Sentencing set for February 19 with possible penalties up to 103 years in prison and fines up to 124000 dollars.
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Chicago
Talmadge G. Rauhoff
Paul Powell
Rauhoff
Powell
J. Patrick Stoltz
Metal Stamping Corp
Conway, Ark
King Seeley Co
Macomb
Bernard M. Decker
Record High Temperatures Hit Southern Illinois Amid Warm Winds
Warm southerly winds pushed Southern Illinois to an apparent 61 degree high by 10 a.m. with scattered showers and a tornado watch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The mild spell, forecast to reach 65, contrasts with a 1960 60 degree high as a cold front approaches from Texas.
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Illinois
Bob Bullard
Ilinois
Carbondale
Bullard
Texas
Amarillo
Tex
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Keith
James Leaton
Cal
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George Residence
Dunn
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D-Ore
Ways and Means Committee
Ultiman
Carl Albert
America
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
United Air Lines
New England Telephone Co
Honeywell
Oil Workers Union
Nazi Party
Internal Security Unit
Illinois Department of Corrections
Corrections Department
Illinois Civil Service Commission
Joseph Hansmann
Hansmann
Twister
Powell Aide
Mississippi
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